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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 511912, member: 9474&quot;]You do indeed appear to have a commemorative medal from the 1893 Columbian Exposition at the World&#039;s Fair. Although not in pristine condition, it is something that is over 100 years old and I always think that is impressive! Other than the few rim dings, it looks in pretty decent shape.&nbsp; As mentioned above, there were many medals made to commemorate this event and some are more rare than others. Here is a link to a great website that I have used in the past looking for info about these medals.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Worlds_Columbian_Expo.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Worlds_Columbian_Expo.html" rel="nofollow">Columbian Exposition Medals</a>. I have the first two on this page and can be viewed <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/forum/members/jaceravone/albums/106/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/forum/members/jaceravone/albums/106/"><span style="color: #800080">here</span></a>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also here is a link to what appears is the same medal as yours. Once again, some are more rare than others and may contribute to this price. <a href="http://www.eyeappealingcoins.com/storeproduct979.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.eyeappealingcoins.com/storeproduct979.aspx" rel="nofollow">Columbian Medal</a>. Don&#039;t get too excited as I have also found one on ebay which was in worse shape than yours and is going for less than $10 <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1893-Worlds-Columbian-Exposition-Medal--LARGE-Medallian_W0QQitemZ270336043257QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090127%3FIMSfp%3DTL090127192008r38473" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1893-Worlds-Columbian-Exposition-Medal--LARGE-Medallian_W0QQitemZ270336043257QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090127%3FIMSfp%3DTL090127192008r38473" rel="nofollow">ebay Columbian Medal</a>. Just like any collectible coin, condition is very important to determining value.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In addition to the Columbian Medals, there is a group of people that collect tickets to the 1893 Worlds Fair.&nbsp; These tickets, if in pristine condition, fetch large amounts of money.&nbsp; You can find more info about the tickets on the link I attached below.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In addition to the medals and tickets, the us mint did release two coins, one in 1892 and one in 1893 to commemorate this event.&nbsp; Both of these are legal tender and were often used and put into circulation.&nbsp; Every week, my local coin shop has one of these coins on the weekly bid board and each one is in circulated condition. More info can be found <a href="http://www.kwspublishers.com/pdf/CommCoins.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.kwspublishers.com/pdf/CommCoins.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a> about this coin. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope this helps.&nbsp; Good luck and welcome to Coin Talk.&nbsp; There is a lot of great info here on other numismatic items.&nbsp; If you do a search for Columbus coins, a few threads will pop up and if I remember correctly, there is even one or two on the Columbian Expo medals.&nbsp; Joe[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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